Como um portão que se abre, esta coletânea de ensinamentos apresenta a sabedoria tradicional do budismo tibetano a leitores ocidentais, no estilo único e acessível de S. Ema. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
Em uma linguagem clara e direta, o livro entremeia histórias da terra natal de Rinpoche, o Tibete, com uma exploração passo-a-passo dos fundamentos e essência do budismo vajraiana. S. Ema. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche aponta as causas do sofrimento e nos ensina a lidar com elas para criarmos liberdade definitiva para nós mesmos e para os outros.
H.E. Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche (Tib. ལྕགས་མདུད་སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་, Wyl. lcags mdud sprul sku), born Padma Gargyi Wangchuk, is held to be the 14th Chagdud incarnation in a line extending from Sherab Gyaltsen, who folded an iron sword into a knot with his bare hands, thus earning the name "Chagdud" or "iron knot." Born to a lama of the Gelug school and a mother from a Sakya family, the 14th Chagdud began his training in the Kagyu school before achieving renown as a master of Dzogchen and teacher of the Nyingma school lineages of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. One of the first Nyingmapa lamas to settle in the United States, he relocated to Brazil in 1995 and built the first traditional Tibetan temple in South America with his wife Jane Tromge (Chagdud Khadro).
I missed a couple of chapters, but my sangha just finished another read-through so I'll call it done. I know I'll be going through it again. I don't know if I would recommend this for flat-out beginners, or for anyone used to reading only Zen texts. Some of it is very dense, but there is a lot of brilliance and clarity too. It's okay to skip around by chapter; you don't have to read it cover-to-cover.
O budismo tem tanto a nos ensinar, independente das suas crenças. É um livro sobre a vida, sobre ser e estar aqui, neste momento, neste mundo, neste universo. É um livro pra se ler com calma, aos poucos, refletindo e aprendendo cada colocação. Vale muito!
Chagdud Rinpoche's oral teachings are gathered in this precious volume. It's disguised as an introduction to Buddhism but contains important teachings for all students of the teachings of the Buddha, no matter what their level of attainment. A must read.
Não tive o privilégio de conhecer Chagdud Rinpoche, mas pelo livro posso imaginar sua maneira de ensinar o darma. Linhagem clara, acessível, humana. Preciosidade!